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A book launch for ‘A Hole in Our Hearts,’ a memoir by Vonda Peterson and Kelly Neville, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Red Deer Arts Council, 4919-49th St. (Contributed photo).

A mother and son memoir will be launched Sunday at the Red Deer Arts Council office

‘A Hole in Our Hearts’ tells of their separation and reunion

 

Lorene Runham’s Autumn Glory, a digital abstract, is showing with other landscapes at the Kiwanis Gallery. (Contributed image).

Olds artist creates kaleidoscopic patterns based on nature in new exhibit

Olds artist Lorene Runham gives landscapes a fresh twist in a new…

 

A detail from Forest Fellowship, a watercolour by Red Deer artist Marianne Harris. (Contributed image).

Red Deer artist presents Rock of Ages exhibit at library

Marianne Harris has long been fascinated by stones

 

A detail from Forest Fellowship, a watercolour on paper by Red Deer artist Marianne Harris. (Contributed image).

Red Deer artist presents Rock of Ages exhibit at library

Marianne Harris has long been fascinated by stones

A detail from Forest Fellowship, a watercolour on paper by Red Deer artist Marianne Harris. (Contributed image).
‘Inadequacy’ is a copper and welded steel work by Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School student Sasha Erickson.

Art exhibit by Red Deer Public school students goes virtual

It can be viewed on the Red Deer Arts Council website

‘Inadequacy’ is a copper and welded steel work by Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School student Sasha Erickson.
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Deadline extended for arts scholarship applications for Red Deer-area students

Red Deer Arts Council will accept applications until March 15

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Artist Lorne Runham's COVID Bubbles abstract work (shown here as a detail) can be viewed in an online art show on the Red Deer Arts Council's website until April 18. (Contributed image).

Art created in Red Deer during COVID times can be viewed in new online show

The show by members of the Red Deer Arts Council runs until April 18

Artist Lorne Runham's COVID Bubbles abstract work (shown here as a detail) can be viewed in an online art show on the Red Deer Arts Council's website until April 18. (Contributed image).
Art can be viewed in many Red Deer shop windows along Little Gaetz Avenue and 49th Street this month during Alberta Culture Days. (Contributed photo).

Artistic variety remains part of Red Deer’s re-envisioned Alberta Culture Days offerings

Art exhibits and demos can be seen in downtown shop windows this month

Art can be viewed in many Red Deer shop windows along Little Gaetz Avenue and 49th Street this month during Alberta Culture Days. (Contributed photo).
This kind of outdoor concert will soon be happening in neighbourhoods around Red Deer. (Musician Dean Ray is pictured performing downtown in this Advocate file photo). For more information, please visit the Red Deer Arts Council’s website.

Curbside concerts to start this month in some Red Deer neighbourhoods

Red Deer Arts Council is organizing at least eight outdoor shows

This kind of outdoor concert will soon be happening in neighbourhoods around Red Deer. (Musician Dean Ray is pictured performing downtown in this Advocate file photo). For more information, please visit the Red Deer Arts Council’s website.
Red Deer’s vibrant arts community will be showcased during Alberta Culture Days, Sept. 27 -29. (Contributed image).

‘Tea with the Brontes’ is part of Red Deer’s Alberta Culture Days offerings

Live music, theatre, literary and visual arts will be featured around the city Sept. 27-29

Red Deer’s vibrant arts community will be showcased during Alberta Culture Days, Sept. 27 -29. (Contributed image).
Cat-a-tude, funky acrylic cat paintings by Natalie Schmidt are showing at the Viewpoint Gallery in Red Deer’s Culture Services Centre. The First Friday reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6. (Contributed image).

Red Deer galleries hold First Friday receptions for monk-made sand mandelas, funky cat art

Abstract art, multi-cultural art and photography are shown around the city

Cat-a-tude, funky acrylic cat paintings by Natalie Schmidt are showing at the Viewpoint Gallery in Red Deer’s Culture Services Centre. The First Friday reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6. (Contributed image).
Storm rolling In near Nanton, a painting by Lynn LeCorre.

Central Alberta’s buggy, windy summers present many challenges for outdoor artist

Lynn LeCorre’s Alberta Bound exhibit is on at the Kiwanis Gallery

Storm rolling In near Nanton, a painting by Lynn LeCorre.
Cochrane artist Kim Bruce shows her sculptural encaustic books in the exhibit DisBound, at the Kiwanis Gallery operated by the Red Deer Arts Council. (photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).

Central Alberta artist seals book pages to decry the lack of education for many girls

Kim Henigman Bruce’s exhibit DisBound is showing at Kiwanis Gallery in Red Deer

Cochrane artist Kim Bruce shows her sculptural encaustic books in the exhibit DisBound, at the Kiwanis Gallery operated by the Red Deer Arts Council. (photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).
Final approval given to Red Deer’s 2019 tax rate

Final approval given to Red Deer’s 2019 tax rate

City Council gave final approval on Monday to the 2019 tax rate.…

Final approval given to Red Deer’s 2019 tax rate
Contributed photo Detail of a flower work by Red Deer artist Jeri Lynn Ing.

Sports, winter and spring are inspiring some March 1 art gallery openings in Red Deer

See visual arts in some unexpected places this month

Contributed photo Detail of a flower work by Red Deer artist Jeri Lynn Ing.
Andrea Rizzuti’s exhibit Reflections continues at Harris-Warke Gallery until Feb. 9. (Photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).

Red Deer’s First Friday gallery openings include an exhibit about self-discovery

Special Olympians, winter sports and nature are themes of other shows

Andrea Rizzuti’s exhibit Reflections continues at Harris-Warke Gallery until Feb. 9. (Photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).
Andrea Rizzuti’s exhibit Reflections continues at Harris-Warke Gallery until Feb. 9. (Photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).

Red Deer’s First Friday gallery openings include an exhibit about self-discovery

Special Olympians, winter sports and nature are themes of other shows

Andrea Rizzuti’s exhibit Reflections continues at Harris-Warke Gallery until Feb. 9. (Photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).
Wiklund vs. Wiklund will perform at the Red Deer Entertainment Awards (promotional photo).

Local performers recognized at Red Deer Entertainment Awards this month

More honourees and awards this year, says organizer

Wiklund vs. Wiklund will perform at the Red Deer Entertainment Awards (promotional photo).
Detail from Margriet Hogue’s mixed-media work, Hidden Treasures, at the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library. (Photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).

Nature captured in tactile collages created by Red Deer artist

‘Happy accidents’ occur when layers are scraped, says Margriet Hogue

Detail from Margriet Hogue’s mixed-media work, Hidden Treasures, at the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library. (Photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).
Ode to Tom is a watercolour by Corinne Anderton that explores the interactions of colours. It’s showing in the Everyday Wonderments exhibit at the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library. (Photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).

Red Deer artist creates ‘Everyday Wonderments’ through colour explorations

Plethora of local art can be seen during Dec. 7 First Friday openings

Ode to Tom is a watercolour by Corinne Anderton that explores the interactions of colours. It’s showing in the Everyday Wonderments exhibit at the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library. (Photo by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff).